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Elizabeth Warren parrots Scott Brown on Twitter
By Howie Carr | Sunday, April 8, 2012 | http://www.bostonherald.com | Columnists

Is there an echo in the room?

It’s funny, I could have sworn I heard Sen. Scott Brown, but then the echo comes back, and it’s ... Granny Warren, his moonbat Democrat opponent from Oklahoma.

Welcome to the new world of social-media politics. All the candidates are tweeting their supporters, staying in touch moment to moment. Seems an easy enough concept to grasp, but Granny has apparently forgotten one of tweeting’s first rules.

You’re supposed to come up with your own material.

It was Barry Goldwater who offered voters a choice, not an echo. With her tweets, Granny is offering them an echo, not a choice.

Consider Scott’s tweet at 4:44 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, a picture of himself outside his campaign headquarters with his leashed dogs — “Taking Koda & Snuggles out for a walk on a nice spring afternoon in Southie.”

Exactly three hours and 13 minutes later, Granny tweeted this: “Bruce, Otis and I were happy to drop by tonight’s potluck at Campaign HQ. I hope everyone enjoyed the cookies!”

Forget the cookies. Check out the photo — where is Bruce (her husband) and more importantly, Otis (her dog)?

This is not to say that those who follow Granny on Twitter don’t know what Otis looks like. He made an appearance March 8, shortly after Sen. Brown posted this tweet: “Honored to be given the Legislative Leader award by the Humane Society. I will continue to protect wildlife in Mass.”

Twenty three minutes later, another echo was tweeted — a photo of Otis, who appears to be a Golden Retriever.

“Surf’s up at Fresh Pond! The wind was blowing early this morning and Otis dreamed about his Boogie Board.”

Granny comes across like a pointy-headed intellectual who can’t park a bicycle straight, as an old Southern Democrat used to say. But she is learning so much in this campaign about the folkways of the Little People. For instance, did you ever hear of this mid-winter event they seem to enjoy so much? It’s called ... the Super Bowl.

You’d think it was Harvard-Yale the way they carry on.

Super Bowl Sunday, 3:18 p.m., Scott tweeted a photo of himself giving the thumbs up to a statue draped with a Tom Brady [stats] jersey — “Today’s the big day. Let’s go @Patriots [team stats]!”

At 5:43 p.m., Little Miss Echo checked in: “I’m already on record: the Pats are going to spank the Giants today! It’s just a fact.” Oddly, no photograph. Probably the two Harvard Law profs were busy dressing for the opera, or perhaps a chamber-music concert. Maybe even Bruce realized that a tuxedo might not go over that well with the Bud Light-swilling hoi polloi.

Warren’s into sports about as much as Brown’s last opponent, Marsha Coakley. The Sooner senior citizen was asked last December if she could recall the two years the Red Sox [team stats] won the World Series in this century. She said 2004 and 2008.

Sorry, Professor, you get a 50 on the baseball exam.

Finally, St. Patrick’s Day. Here’s Scott, at 3:40 p.m. on March 15. The incumbent actually looks like he’s enjoying himself — “Looking forward to the big St. Patty’s parade in Southie on Sunday.”

Granny and Bruce checked in at 1:16 on Sunday, the 17th. Look at Granny and Bruce — how ill at ease they appear, like two Black and Tans in disguise, trying to sneak into an IRA meeting.

“Bruce and I would like to wish you a very happy St. Patrick’s Day!”

Yeah right. God save the Queen! Remember the Battle of the Boyne! Hey Granny, to quote Billy Bulger, “How long do you have to wear that coat to win the bet?”
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